| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 301 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : what is military Enlightenment? -- The French military Enlightenment : figures, forces, and forms -- Before fraternity : martial masculinity, sociability, and community -- Humanity in war : military cultures of sensibilité and human rights -- A nation of warriors : the democratization of heroism -- The dialectic of military Enlightenment : the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras -- Epilogue : the modern heritage. |
| Summary |
"Combines the study of literary works, treatises of moral philosophy, and archival military writings to show the ways that the military sphere both generated and applied French Enlightenment ideas with regard to the phenomenon of war, the human body and emotions, social equality, and human rights"-- Author's Web site. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
War and society -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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War and society. |
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France. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Military art and science -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Military art and science. |
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France -- History, Military -- 18th century.
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History, Military. |
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Enlightenment -- France -- Influence.
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Enlightenment. |
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French literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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French literature. |
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Military art and science in literature.
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Military art and science in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pichichero, Christy, 1976- Military Enlightenment. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017 9781501709296 (DLC) 2017006129 |
| ISBN |
9781501709654 (electronic book) |
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1501709658 (electronic book) |
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9781501712296 |
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1501712292 |
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9781501709296 |
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